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Raipur will host the second edition of the Hockey World League (HWL) Finals, scheduled to start from November 27. Eight of the best teams in the world will dazzle the crowd at the recently inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Stadium with India and Argentina starring in the opening game of the tournament on Friday.

Nick Ross provided the lead for New Zealand in the third quarter, but India replied back immediately with a goal from Somwarpet Sunil as the fourth and the final test ended 1-1. The draw provided India with a 2-1 series win in this bilateral test series.

India head into the fourth and the final test match against New Zealand with an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series. Dharamvir Singh's winner in the dying moments handed India a 3-2 win against the hosts in the third test at Christchurch, which turned out to be an exhilarating contest.

India marched ahead of hosts, New Zealand in the 3rd match of their four-test New Zealand series with a tightly fought 3-2 win. This is India’s second win on the bounce, after losing the first test. The match went to the wire as Dharamvir Singh scored the winning goal in the last minute of the fourth quarter.